HGTV Design Star

HGTV Star Season 8: Photo Highlights From Episode 2

The remaining nine HGTV Star contestants take on their first team challenge: transform an empty, industrial loft in just 48 hours.

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9 Designers, 1 Urban Loft

The remaining designers met up with host and mentor David Bromstad in a downtown L.A. loft.

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Industrial Chic Loft Makeover

The designers' second challenge? Turn this empty loft space into a beautiful, functional home with four distinct spaces: living, eating, sleeping and working.

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Reimagined and Repurposed

"Because this challenge is about reimagining an old space, each of you must buy something vintage or secondhand and reimagine it in some way," David says. The designers' creative repurposing will be the premise of the season's first camera challenge.

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Bedroom Space: Anne and Tiffany

Anne and Tiffany team up to tackle the loft's sleeping space. The group determines that the "client" is a rock-glam couple to keep all rooms in the loft cohesive.

The Bedroom: Anne's Bedding Redemption

After last week's missing bedding debacle, Anne's focus was to find the softest, most luxurious bedroom linens. "Anne redeemed herself with sheets this week," Genevieve said during the judge walk-through.

The Living Room: Tylor's Repurposed Art

Tylor purchased a vintage VW hood at a salvage shop, then added his own spin with graffiti reminiscent of a demolition derby car. "The wall decor is just a bunch of garbage put up on the wall," Genevieve said.

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The Living Room: Cigarette-Machine Coffee Table

Tylor redeemed himself (kind of) with this clever coffee table fashioned from a vintage cigarette machine.

The Studio: Brooks and Jeribai

Brooks and Jeribai worked together in the loft's workspace: A combination office and music studio.

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The Studio: Musical Inspiration

Jeribai used his musical experience to inform the space. "I'm a drummer; I've been playing since I was three years old. I want to take that musical inspiration and actually create from it," he said.

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The Studio: Hurricane Brooks

Brooks' mind works a mile a minute: He dreamed up this crazy chandelier inspired by audio cables for the musician's jam room. "It's a hurricane of creativity...I'm trying to keep up with him," Jeribai said.

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The Studio: Before

This oddly-shaped nook is the perfect practice zone for this loft's make-believe client.

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The Studio: After

This studio is rock-glam at its finest, complete with risk-taking design and lots of practical space to play music or do computer work. "There's so much good in this space! It's telling a story," Sabrina said.

The Studio: Vintage Record Player

Brooks added a coat of pink paint to a vintage record player for a feminine touch in this mostly-masculine office space.

Team Kitchen and Dining: Boris, Abby and Jessie

Boris, Abby and Jessie teamed up to work on the loft's largest space: the combination kitchen, dining and entry spaces. They decided on a cool color palette, since the loft features so many warm tones.

The Kitchen: Before

"I can't transform cabinets in two days," Jessie said. Her plan: fill the open-concept kitchen with pieces that pick up on the turquoise, purple, black and white palette the trio chose for the entire space.